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Messmer teacher accused of sexually assaulting second student

WISN 12 News learns the investigation into a Catholic high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student is widening.

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Updated: 7:50 PM CDT May 29, 2013

Messmer teacher accused of sexually assaulting second student

WISN 12 News learns the investigation into a Catholic high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student is widening.

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Updated: 7:50 PM CDT May 29, 2013

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WEBVTT ONLY ON 12: 12 NEWS HAS LEARNED THE INVESTIGATION INTO A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A STUDENT IS WIDENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M KATHY MYKLEBY. I'M CRAIG MCKEE. MEGAN GARLAND IS A SCIENCE TEACHER AT MESSMER HIGH SCHOOL. WISN 12 NEWS COLLEEN HENRY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCHOOL ....COLLEEN, POLICE SAY A SECOND STUDENT HAS COME FORWARD... POLICE SAY THE ALLEGED VICTIM IN THE INITIAL ASSAULT POINTED THEM TO A SECOND STUDENT... PROSECUTORS ARE NOW WORKING ON AN ADDITIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE. :12-:15 :44-:48 1:00-1:05 DARREON BSIDE - THEY NEED TO FREE MEG... FREE MEGAN AS SCHOOL GOT OUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, PROSECUTORS WERE REVIEWING ALLEGATIONS A POPULAR BIOLOGY TEACHER HERE AT MESSMER HIGH SCHOOL HAD SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A SECOND STUDENT. DARREON BSIDE - I KIND OF REALLY STILL DON'T BELIEVE IT, BUT I GUESS IT'S TRUE NOW MEGAN GARLAND IS SEEN HERE IN PHOTOS FROM THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER. LAST WEEK, MILWAUKEE POLICE ARRESTED THE 28-YEAR-OLD OUTSIDE A SCHOOL EVENT ON NORTH 76TH STREET AFTER A WITNESS FOUND HER PARKED OUTSIDE ENGAGED IN A SEX ACT WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. AS OFFICERS RESPONDED, POLICE SAY GARLAND CUT HERSELF IN A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. COLLEEN KNOCKS NO ONE ANSWERED AT THE HOME GARLAND SHARES WITH HER PARENTS... POLICE SAY SHE'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE HER ARREST. MELISSA MARCUS/FRESHMAN - WE WAS TOLD NOT TO TALK ABOUT IT - WITH OUR SCHOOL. COLLEEN ASKS: BY WHOM? MELISSA: BY OUR SCHOOL SOME MESSMER STUDENTS DECLINED TO TALK, THOSE WHO DID HAD NO IDEA THE 14- YEAR-OLD TOLD POLICE A 15- YEAR-OLD SCHOOLMATE ALSO HAD A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GARLAND. ALEX CAMACHO - IT WAS KIND OF SURPRISING WHAT HAPPENED, BUT BEING A SECOND STUDENT THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA SURPRISE A MAN WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS VICE PRINCIPAL DECLINED TO COMMENT ON NEWS OF A SECOND ALLEGED VICTIM. VICE PRINCIPAL - I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE NO COMMENT, AND THE POLICE REPORTS ARE WHAT THEY ARE - SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE... ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING TO IDENTIFY OTHER KIDS? THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TELLS 12 NEWS GARLAND IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE HER FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON FRIDAY. POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE SENSITIVE CRIMES DIVISION OF MPD. AT MESSMER H.S ....

Messmer teacher accused of sexually assaulting second student

WISN 12 News learns the investigation into a Catholic high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student is widening.